They send me away to find them a fortuneA chest filled with diamonds and goldThe house was awakeWith shadows and monstersThe hallways they echoed and groanedI sat alone, in bed 'til the morningI'm crying, "They're coming for me"And I tried to hold these secrets inside meMy mind's like a deadly diseaseI'm bigger than my bodyI'm colder than this homeI'm meaner than my demonsI'm bigger than these bonesAnd all the kids cried out,"Please stop, you're scaring me"I can't help this awful energyGoddamn right, you should be scared of meWho is in control?I paced around for hours, on emptyI jumped at the slightest of soundsAnd I couldn't stand the person inside meI turned all the mirrors aroundI'm bigger than my bodyI'm colder than this homeI'm meaner than my demonsI'm bigger than these bonesAnd all the kids cried out,"Please stop, you're scaring me"I can't help this awful energyGoddamn right, you should be scared of meWho is in control?I'm well acquaintedWith villains that live in my bedThey beg me to write themSo they'll never die when I'm deadAnd I've grown familiarWith villains that live in my headThey beg me to write themSo I'll never die when I'm deadI'm bigger than my bodyI'm colder than this homeI'm meaner than my demonsI'm bigger than these bonesAnd all the kids cried out,"Please stop, you're scaring me"I can't help this awful energyGoddamn right, you should be scared of meWho is in control?And all the kids cried out,"Please stop, you're scaring me"I can't help this awful energyGoddamn right, you should be scared of meWho is in control?

I’ve always had this really really cool horror story idea that I was going to write after my first book that was inspired on this song and 10000% creepy and amazing But then I finished my first book and forgot the plot during the whole publication process thing and all I can remember is that it was absolutely amazing and it would be lovely to write it ;-;

And all the kids cried out, "Please, stop, you're scaring me!" But Halsey didn't stop. She inched closer, a knife held to their throats. "Goddamn right, you should be scared of me!" She muttered under her breath.

I looked the through a few of the comments and honestly I don’t relate to what other people think this song is about. Maybe it’s just me but this song sounds like it’s from the viewpoint of an abusive mother. And all the kids cried out, “Please stop, you’re scarin’ me” I can’t help this awful energy. Goddamn right, you should be scared of me. Who is in control?

I honestly think this could be about abuse. At first with the 'send me away' could mean being froced to do things and be punished if telling, or not doing it. This causes anger, making the person who's abused negatively hurt others but the person who's hurt and with a low esteem. This makes the abuser takes advantage of this, and makes it worst but greedily forces her to make promises. Idk man :// just a random though